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Toni Bowers
Toni Bowers is the Head Blogs Editor of TechRepublic and award-winning blogger for the Career Management blog.
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    A five-step model for configuration management

    There are two meanings for the project management process of configuration management. 1.      It can be used for the process of identifying, tracking, and managing of all the physical...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | November 12, 2007, 10:32 AM PST | Latest comment by Lost_in_NY

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    Does seniority equal entitlement?

    I was speaking with a colleague the other day about a recent reorganization we were aware of at another company that essentially replaced the head of a department with that person's subordinate....

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | November 11, 2007, 9:05 PM PST | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto

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    Most IT managers are at risk

    Most of today's managers in the IT sector do not have the training or the aptitude to properly do their jobs. I know that's a contentious statement - especially for readers of this blog. But I...

    Posted by John McKee | November 8, 2007, 12:53 PM PST | Latest comment by paul.martinello@...

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    8 techniques to get your project back on budget

    On most projects, actual expenditures are tracked and reconciled on a monthly basis, since most companies only provide accounting reports monthly. Let's say you've been doing that but that you've...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | November 5, 2007, 8:30 AM PST | Latest comment by jacobsonder

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    Why Human Capital Management is insulting

    Human Capital Management. Do those words irritate you? Perhaps I'm in a prickly mood but I just received a flyer in which a company offers to train me to do a better job in Human Capital...

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | November 5, 2007, 5:15 AM PST | Latest comment by jeff.cowell

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    Management Blunder of the Month: October

    Anyone can make a mistake, right? Misunderstanding a situation, shooting ourselves in the foot, failing to take action as or when required - these things happen occasionally. It comes with the...

    Posted by John McKee | November 1, 2007, 11:56 AM PDT | Latest comment by CharlieSpencer_Palmetto

  • 11

    Find errors as early as possible on your project

    Project teams generally use three types of quality management activities: Quality planning Quality control Quality assurance The purpose of quality assurance is to prevent as many errors...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | October 29, 2007, 12:38 PM PDT | Latest comment by ian@...

  • 2

    Are you having an "energy crisis?"

    Last week, I wrote on the lifestyle and consequences of being an "always on" employee -- prompted by an article that I read in CIO magazine called, "The Extreme CIO." I also came across an article...

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | October 28, 2007, 5:57 PM PDT | Latest comment by Boomslang

  • 0

    The survey says.....

    There’s a lot of bad news nowadays. Large companies are getting their profit lines beaten up due to a vast number of things caused by both internal and external factors. That leads,...

    Posted by John McKee | October 25, 2007, 4:38 PM PDT

  • 30

    Master the art of procrastination

    Many IT leaders procrastinate unconscientiously.  I think this is a mistake.  If you are going to procrastinate-like any other activity that is worth doing-you should conscientiously know what...

    Posted by Wayne L. Anderson | October 24, 2007, 4:07 AM PDT | Latest comment by grogo67@...

  • 28

    Are you always on?

    I just finished reading a very interesting article in CIO magazine that details the condition of the "always on" employee. Although the article, "The Extreme CIO," focuses strictly on CIOs, its...

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | October 21, 2007, 10:31 AM PDT | Latest comment by Ivy Clark

  • 4

    A special account: Just for you

    How would like to have a special bank account where the sum of $86,400 is placed in it every day? The only stipulation is that any amount you do not use by the end of the day is lost. That's...

    Posted by Wayne L. Anderson | October 19, 2007, 3:16 PM PDT | Latest comment by Antigmos

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    6 (bad) reasons managers avoid personnel issues

    I'm always amazed when I see otherwise good managers falter when they have to deal with a personnel issue. I'm talking about all kinds of individuals. Those who are strong technically, smart,...

    Posted by John McKee | October 18, 2007, 8:28 PM PDT | Latest comment by spriya.ram@...

  • 8

    Project management: Pin down how your client defines quality

    A good definition of quality management is "to first understand the expectations of your customer in terms of quality and then put a proactive plan in place to meet that level of quality." The...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | October 18, 2007, 11:19 AM PDT | Latest comment by crittermn@...

  • 0

    Categorize high-level requirements into use case titles for better project management

    Many business analysts use Unified Modeling Language use case diagrams to identify the actors and their high-level actions in a system. These diagrams help an analysis team clarify and understand...

    Posted by Joe Goss | October 17, 2007, 8:42 AM PDT

  • 17

    7 techniques for managing your technical staff

    In my last blog, I talked about some of the general characteristics of an IT project team. For example: They tend to be introverts They tend to think more logically than emotionally They tend...

    Posted by Tom Mochal | October 16, 2007, 6:37 AM PDT | Latest comment by MikeGall

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    Managing yourself through a challenge

    I often write in this blog about managing others through problems or crises because it's part of the day-to-day experience as a manager/leader. But what about managing yourself? You've probably...

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | October 13, 2007, 11:05 AM PDT | Latest comment by martin@...

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    Don't go on a diet. And don't use brainstorming meetings

    Most health professionals agree that going on a diet is, for most people, a short term approach. They'll tell you that if you learn treat your whole life as a diet - watching what you eat and how...

    Posted by John McKee | October 11, 2007, 6:43 PM PDT | Latest comment by NickNielsen

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    Project management: Don’t abandon the invisible stakeholder

    There are many stakeholders in a new software product, be it commercial off the shelf or an in-house application. By stakeholders I refer to the people who will ultimately engage with and benefit...

    Posted by Carl Kessler | October 10, 2007, 11:42 AM PDT

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    Why I passed on a free 32-inch LCD/Plasma TV

    I attended a conference last week in which I was a host, a presenter, and an attendee. I am part of the board of directors for this conference so I had a little more work to do than a regular...

    Posted by Ramon Padilla | October 5, 2007, 5:02 AM PDT | Latest comment by jon_saxon@...

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